between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 239
Description
1 cylinder seal : black serpentine ; 32.5 x 28.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Seal 239 has been interpreted by Frankfort as showing the sun god rising and 'the Mother-Goddess and her infant'." Porada, CANES, p. 29
Summary
Sun god resting hand on mace, placing foot on mountain -- Worshiper holding strainer over tall vessel before seated goddess with cup who holds infant in her lap -- Crescent and star in sky -- Terminal: inscription.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department